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Commencement Address 11/17/2011Hebraic Roots Yeshiva &
Theological SeminaryPastor Art Palecek
Pastor Art Palecek has been in ministry since 1974 and is
agraduate of The Way College of Biblical Research
He and his wife Maureen have served around the United States
invarious ministries and congregations, teaching and
evangelizingand have resided in Puget Sound for the past 20 years.
They have5 children.
He is now an Associate Pastor at El Shaddai Ministry in
Tacoma,WA
Address
It seems like yesterday, though some 33 years ago, that I
stoodshoulder to shoulder with my fellow graduates-to-be in
BibleCollege with thoughts racing through my mind anticipating
myfirst assignment with great excitement.
Hours of learning in class from 5 AM to 11 PM at night, after
manyfield assignments testing our experiential knowledge of
GodsWord, work details, and the fellowship of teachers and
studentsall now culminated to this moment.
Like the Torah cycle, we end at graduation in commencement
andthen begin the teachers task, yet the learning never stops.
Andthe beginnings are always fresh with the Lord, a new
challenge,and opportunity to walk with Him and serve His Word on a
silverplatter.
A Hebrew child at age 2 is first exposed to a Torah scroll and
atage 5 begins their learning in the Book of Leviticus.
WhyLeviticus? The knowledge of the sacrifices and thecommandments
would point to the way of Messiah who was theultimate sacrifice.
They would have learned from their earliest
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youth to bear in their souls the image of the commandmentstolove
God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength.
But besides the knowledge of Torah we need the Ruach
HaChodesh (holy spirit) to gain inside knowledge. Im reminded
ofthe account in II Kings 2 of Elijah and Elisha when Elijah
waspassing his mantle to him.
2 Kings 2:7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went,
andstood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.8 And
Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote
the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that
theytwo went over on dry ground.9 And it came to pass, when they
were gone over, that Elijah
said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be
takenaway from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double
portionof thy spirit be upon me.
As graduates of the Hebrew Roots Yeshiva & Torah
TheologicalSeminary, I would be believing for a double portion of
the RuachHaChodesh (holy spirit), and secondly for a big heart. A
big heartto work heartily unto the Lord
Never forget your teachers who labored to bring you to this
point,Pastor Steven & Sylvia Jun, and your friends and family
whoencouraged you on. Embrace the challenges that come beforeyou
and praise Hashem, our God for the solutions. Never be afraidto
think outside the box and press towards the mark
You are the Torchbearers of Torah. The torches whose flame
isbrightest are those who teach because they love the teacherstask.
It is they who run with the torches until they fall, content ifthey
can just pass the torch into the hands of the next runner withthe
realizable ideals of the words and commandments of Yeshua.
Pastor Mark Biltz, El Shaddai Ministries and the staff, salute
you inyour great effort of service.
